GTC to Provide Gasoline Production Complex for ABG
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GTC Technology is providing a gasoline production complex project for
ABG (Al Barham Group Companies) for the refining and distribution of
petroleum products.
The grassroots complex will process 12,000 BPD of straight run naphtha
(SRN) and untreated natural gasoline (UNG) blend feed to produce high
octane gasoline meeting Euro-V specifications. The plant will be located
in the city of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq and is supported by the Iraqi
Oil Ministry.
The project consists of three units – a naphtha hydrotreater including a
naphtha splitter, a C5/C6 isomerization unit, and a heavy naphtha
reforming unit.
The project will be the first to utilize a network of three dividing
wall columns (DWCs) in a single gasoline complex. The first application
utilizes GT-LPG MAX®, a process developed by GTC using Uniting Wall
Column (GT-UWC℠) technology which combines adsorption and distillation
in the same column to optimize the overall operation and enhance C3+
recovery. The second application of DWC technology is a three-cut
naphtha splitter column capable of producing three high purity
fractions. The third application is a super deisohexanizer (Super DIH)
combining the conventional depentanizer and deisohexanizer columns.
GT-LPG MAX®will collect and process LPG-rich streams, both
vapor and liquid, from different stabilizers within the complex to
produce on-spec LPG product at one central location (also within the
complex) – thereby, eliminating duplicate equipment across different
units. The unit will utilize GTC’s proprietary tower internals for the
three DWCs as well as specialty heat transfer equipment to maximize
productivity and minimize plot space.
“We are pleased to work with ABG to provide our full suite of naphtha
processing technology and advanced distillation expertise. We are
confident that ABG will enjoy the robust, reliable performance of the
hydrotreating, isomerization and reforming process designs which are
optimized using the latest advanced distillation integrated solutions to
maximize the return on investment of the project” said Ilya L.
Aranovich, GTC Licensing Manager. “We are excited to extend our track
record of providing leading-edge solutions to improve the economics of
naphtha processing facilities in the Middle East and around the world.”
GTC Technology is a global licensor of process technologies, offering
engineering services, process equipment solutions, chemicals and
catalysts to the chemical, petrochemical, refining and gas processing
markets. GTC’s technologies, coupled with extensive experience in
maximizing distillation hardware performance, offer unique solutions to
address difficult design and operating problems, from benzene management
and sulfur reduction to boosting octane.
For further information, please visit the GTC web site (www.gtctech.com),
or contact Chuck Fink, Manager-Corporate Communications, at [email protected].
Contacts
GTC Technology
Chuck Fink
Manager-Corporate Communications
[email protected]
